Come on, Leide. Don't drag your feet.
Don't blame me. You did a crappy job fixing the car.
-Be thankful I'm moving this thing. -I told you I didn't need your help!
-I've never seen a female mechanic. -Just say "mechanic."
The kid's in the math tournament thanks to me!
So much effort, and what for? Nothing.
The exam was hard.
São Paulo - 410 km
You know what? You're here because you want to, okay?
Come on, push. One, two, three, go!
Fuck, we've been here for two hours. No one's coming by. Call him, Cassandra.
Morretes is 70 km from here.
I don't even know if he's still a mechanic.
-He might know someone. -Exactly.
It's our only hope.
Leide, I'm not calling him.
I'm hungry.
-I'll call him. -Leide!
Give me back my phone!
-Give it back, Leide! -Look.
Give it back! What the hell?
-Shit! Give it back! -Come get it!
You're acting like a child!
Leide, you can't unlock it. There's a password, dummy.
Six letters?
Here, V...
A-N-U-S-A. Ta-da!
"Vanusa"!
CASSI. HEY, ARE YOU THERE?
SAY SOMETHING
I NEED TO TELL YOU SOMETHING
-Hi, Dad. -Hi, honey, come in. Sit down here.
How're you doing?
I've been better. And you?
I'm good.
And your mom?
I don't know. I'm worried about her, actually.
She hasn't returned from work yet.
-Did you call her? -I texted her.
She said she had the night shift.
Today's her day off.
Yeah.
Don't worry. She might be mad at you, but it'll pass.
Mad at me? She's not mad at me. You fucked up.
Just when I decide to come out to her, you tell her you love another woman?
Why couldn't you pick another moment? Another day?
It's not my problem. That's between you two.
I'm sorry, honey. I… I couldn't help it.
I was feeling guilty all the time. I was lying to everyone.
Then you said you had a crush on that girl, and I…
I don't "have a crush" on "that girl." She's my girlfriend.
Get it? We're in a relationship.
But, you did the right thing by telling her.
For real.
Look, I think it's him.
See? He's here.
Who's the kid?
Your grandson.
Gerson.
Grandson? Gerson?
Can you repair it?
What's the problem?
The ignition coil.
We got it fixed in São Paulo, but it was burning too much gas.
It got slower and then broke down.
Try starting it.
Nothing.
Clóvis.
-The coil is too old. -Cassandra.
My name is Cassandra.
Change the cable and spark plug.
Can you fix it so we can go back?
I think we have to tow it to the shop.
-We'll wait here while you fix it. -No way.
Staying on the road with a hungry kid? Mr. Lourenço, can we go with you?
Of course.
Thank you.
Come on, son.
Close the hood and turn the flashers on.
September Mornings
Who would've thought? Miss Independent is now being towed.
If I were you, I'd jump out of the moving car.
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Ruth.
He's…
-She's my son. -Daughter.
-Hello. -Nice to meet you.
-Ruth. -Cassandra.
My grandson.
-Gersinho. -Hi.
-Nice to meet you. -I'm Leide, his mother. How are you?
Is this a leisure trip?
Gersinho had a tournament.
-Soccer? -Math.
Math.
Let's have some coffee and a snack.
Sure, that'd be nice.
Come on, Gersinho.
He can stay with Lourenço.
Maybe he can help with the car.
Want to help me?
-Yeah. -Let's go. There's water over there.
What a nice place.
So pretty. I love your flowers.
-I love plants. -They're beautiful.
-Make yourself at home. -Thanks.
-You must be hungry. -I am!
-I'm thirsty too. Can I get some water? -Of course! Help yourself.
The glasses are here? I'm so thirsty, my goodness.
Is this water?
Help yourself.
-Want some water? -Yeah.
Are you two together?
-No. -No.
But to have that kid, you had to…
Yes.
It was nothing special.
I'm sorry. I'm not used to these things.
-Don't worry. -I'm very happy that you're here.
Now you're my daughter too.
Make no mistake, baby. We only have one mother.
I'll take these sandwiches to Gersinho.
Okay.
-What's that you're touching? -The carburetor.
That's where the gas flows. When it's dirty,
the gas doesn't flow.
This is where I first met you.
Whenever I heard the door knock, I thought my mom had come back.
She left to pursue her dreams,
but she gave you everything you needed to do the same.
My records, to begin with.
It was her way of helping you become a free woman.
And after so many years of trying to erase this shitty town from your life,
here you are, locked in this bathroom again.
Leave me alone, Vanusa.
We shouldn't have come, right?
-You were right about the car, son. -Daughter.
The part arrives tomorrow.
I'm sure I can find it in Curitiba.
-I ordered it. -I can go get it.
Can't you wait?
You can stay overnight and leave tomorrow. What do you think?
-Sure. -I'll prepare a room for you.
Can I take the truck?
What?
May I take the truck, please?
Yeah, the keys are over there.
Thank you.
I'll be right back.
I have to go to the drugstore.
-Leide! -Cassandra!
God damn it!
I love this song.
Teach me how to forget you
Or come back to me and end this loneliness
It's so sad to have you like this
Far from my sight but close to my heart
Teach me how to forget you
Or come back to me and end this loneliness
-Hi. -The car is over there.
-Are you okay? -What do you think?
-Look, if you need anything… -No, thanks, I don't.
I don't know, Irene. Groceries, anything.
We can go dancing every month, if you want.
Ivaldo, we split up. There's no more dancing.
No more grocery shopping. It's over.
You always want to please everyone. But you can't.
And that dumb smile is not helping you.
Help me look after Ivana. I can take care of myself.
Do you want a ride?
No, thanks.
Here?
What? Where do you want me to do it? Gosh.
I don't want to get dirty.
It must be easy, right?
-Being a woman like that. -What?
Get out, Leide!
-What did I do? -Get out now! You don't respect me.
You don't respect my feelings. You're violent.
Get out!
Did you hear what you said?
-Fucking shit. -I'm sorry, Cassandra.
You're right.
I'm sorry, okay?
Can I take a puff?
Remember when that guy at the shop got mad about his tires?
Poor thing.
I remember Lucilene telling him a thing or two.
We went through a lot in that tire shop.
For sure.
If it wasn't for Lucilene, and the booze she brought that day,
we wouldn't be here now.
It takes a lot of booze to put up with you.
So funny.
You don't need booze with your man.
He's cute, by the way. Very cute.
-What's the point of that? He's a boy. -He's a boy.
But we broke up.
Really?
I get him. It's hard to put up with you.
I wanna see you in my shoes for one day. I'd love to see that.
Give me that joint.
-Hi. -Good evening.
Thank you.
-Good evening. -Good evening.
-Could you open it for me, please? -Of course.
-Thank you. -Thank you.
Let's go.
Hey! Is that you?
-Who's the guy? -An idiot from school.
An idiot from school? That's how you remember me?
I'm flattered.
-What do you want, Carluxo? -Relax, Clóvis.
I heard you had killed yourself.
I don't go by that name.
-My name is Cassandra. Let's go, Leide. -Excuse us.
-Takes balls to do what you did, Clóvis. -What?
You piece of shit.
What a jerk.
Don't you like dressing as a woman? Then act like one.
-Shut up! -Go fuck yourself, you asshole!
Son of a bitch!
You bitch!
-Piece of shit! -You son of a bitch!
Go fuck yourself!
-Loser! Asshole! -You asshole!
Take this!
Fucking shit! Fucking shit!
Fuck! I'm tired of this shit!
I'm good. I'm not sleepy.
Leide, thank you for today.
Good night.
Something happened. We need to talk. I miss you. Come back soon.
When you
Went away
Darkness fell on my life
I might be strong but it's no use
Today I have to cry
My house is not my home
And this is not my place
I'm alone
And I can't resist
I have so much
To say
Singing freely on the road
I don't wanna stop any more
Mine is a hard stone path
How can I even dream?
Dreams made out of breeze
Are swept in the wind
I shall end my weeping
I shall end my own life
A beautiful song by Milton Nascimento.
I know.
I kept this for you.
I like Vanusa's version of that song. Mom was a big fan.
Vanusa's fan? Your mom?
I don't know about that.
-There's a photo of them. -Everyone took a picture with her.
Mr. Tião, Rochelle from the newsstand. Your mom took one too.
So what, Dad?
When she heard that a singer from São Paulo was coming,
she went to the concert.
That's it. No one would come to Morretes back then.
She bought that record you listened to all the time.
But she listened to it a couple of times, tops.
Then she never picked it up again.
Your dad doesn't know anything about me or your mom.
I'm making coffee. Want some?
Let's go.
You know what I think?
I think you never went after her.
Aparecida abandoning us like that is unforgivable.
Not even animals do that.
You used to say this town was too small for her.
She didn't want to be a mom.
A woman who doesn't want to be a mother isn't normal.
You think it was easy for her to hear that?
You think it was easy for me?
I had to endure that for 20 years.
20 years.
Thanks.
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